4.1. Budget Planning Assumptions by PCA

Table 1 summarizes the financial planning information prepared by each HPCC agency for this Implementation Plan. The "FY 95 Actual" column refers to the actual funds appropriated for that year. The "FY 96 Pres." and "FY 97 Pres." columns refer to the funds requested by the President in his budget request to Congress for those two years. The "FY 96 Est." column estimates the funds each agency will have been authorized to spend on HPCC as a result of Congressional appropriations, effective as this Implementation Plan goes to press. The last five columns break down the FY 1997 Presidential Request into the planned spending level for each of the five PCAs. These breakdowns are subjective, since an activity may span several PCAs.

In Appendix A, the FY 1995 milestones identify actual accomplishments, and the FY 1996 milestones assume the FY 1996 estimated funding level for each agency. The FY 1997 milestones assume the FY 1997 Presidential Request funding level in each agency. All discussions of program status also assume these numbers.

Table 1A provides a comparison by PCA of funding in FY 1996 with FY 1997. Both tables are obtained from a database that is constantly being updated as new information is obtained from the agencies about Congressional action, agency funding redirections, etc.